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Comedy icon John Cleese compares new Trump video to a Monty Python sketch
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (280+ words) A new video has renowned humorist John Cleese poking fun at the Trump Administration. Patel, in turn, went on to hail the chief for just shy of two minutes, prompting Trump to acknowledge that the podcaster-turned-government official "did pretty good…...
Why Rob Reiner's 'This Is Spinal Tap' remains the funniest rock satire ever made
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (841+ words) Editor's note: This story was written before the announcement of Rob Reiner's untimely death and is presented here as a tribute to the artist. With Spinal Tap II: The End Continues hitting cinemas, now is the perfect moment to revisit its…...
'Audible groans' as Christian nationalist org’s late-night comedy show bombs
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (491+ words) Eric Metaxas speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Wikimedia Commons) The Guardian reports a group of conservative donors spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a right-wing version of late-night talk…...
Donald Trump can't take a joke — and it may be his undoing
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (697+ words) The one thing Trump can't take is a joke, especially one at his expense. Yesterday " one day after ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air "indefinitely," after pressure from the chairman of Trump's Federal Communications Commission " Trump said federal…...
What an old folktale can teach us about the 'annoying persistence' of political comedians: scholar
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (807+ words) Fear of reprisals from the Trump administration has made many people cautious about expressing their opinions. Fired federal workers are asking not to be quoted by their name, for fear of losing housing. Business leaders are concerned about harm to…...
Here’s how 'South Park' creators are responding after the White House blasted over Trump story line
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (296+ words) Image via Gage Skidmore. The Guardian reports South Park co-creator Trey Parker isn't quavering after producing a season premiere with a nude President Donald Trump lumbering through a desert and bedding Satan. "We're terribly sorry," Parker said Thursday, when asked…...
'Fourth-rate show': Trump melts down at South Park creators over 'scorched earth' episode
8+ mon, 1+ hour ago (880+ words) Animated show South Park's 27th season debuted Wednesday night, and President Donald Trump is already livid over the cartoon's depiction of him in the series' latest episode.According to Rolling Stone's Andrew Perez and Asawin Suebsaeng, the White House raged at…...
Hacks season four tackles late-night TV – and is as funny and perceptive as ever
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (1450+ words) The comedy-drama Hacks has returned for a solid fourth season that continues to be both funny and perceptive. The series, about ruthless comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her compassionate writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder), explores their developing relationship as…...